Zhiqiang Xiao
Principal Software Eng Manager at Microsoft
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Summary
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Top SchoolZhiqiang Xiao is a Principal Software Engineering Manager based in Shanghai with over 8 years of experience leading engineering teams at Microsoft and prior senior roles at Sybase and Ipedo. He combines deep backend engineering chops with management discipline, focusing on SDK and dependency modernization—evident from his contributions upgrading Microsoft.Azure.Management.DataFactory across the high-profile Azure PowerShell repository. Known for bridging hands-on development and long-term platform health, he helps teams deliver compatibility and maintainability for cloud automation tooling. His background in computer software engineering from Tongji University grounds a pragmatic approach to system design and technical mentorship. Colleagues describe him as a steady operator who prefers solving subtle integration and dependency challenges that keep large codebases reliable.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Tongji University
Github Skills (6)
powershell10
microsoft-azure9
azure9
microsoft7
azure-powershell7
arm7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-powershell
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Microsoft Azure PowerShell
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 9 commits, 7 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Zhiqiang primarily focused on upgrading the SDK versions for the `Microsoft.Azure.Management.DataFactory` package within the `azure-powershell` repository. They consistently updated the package across various test and core project files, ensuring compatibility with newer SDK releases. This involved modifying project files to reflect the updated dependencies and version numbers, contributing to the maintenance and evolution of the Azure PowerShell modules.
microsoft-azure-powershellpowershellmicrosoft-azuremicrosoftazure
shawnxzq/azure-rest-api-specs
Sep 2019 - Dec 2021
The source for REST API specifications for Microsoft Azure.
Contributions:12 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 3 months
apispecificationsrestmicrosoft-azuremicrosoft
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